Starting device for motor-vehicles.



A. E. GARNIER. v STARTING DEVIGE FOB. MOTOR VEHICLES. :APPLIGATION FILED DBO. 7I 1909.-

.9 52' 00 v Patented "Mar 22, 1910.

ALPHONSE EDOUARD GARNIER, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

STARTING DEVICE FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22,1910.

Application filed December 7, 1909. Serial No. 531,842.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHONSE EDOUARD GARNIER, a citizen of France, residing at 37 Rue de Chaillot, Paris,'in the Republic of France, have invented new and useful 1111- provements in Starting Devices for Motor- Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for en- .abling the driver to start the engine of an automobile without leaving his seat.

This device essentially comprises a special pedal or a'hand lever which allows a pivoted lever to be brought into contact with the teeth of a lantern wheel or the like keyed on the engine shaft, in such manner as to cause this wheel to move through a fraction or successive fractions of a revolution, thus causing rotation of the engine shaft and consequently the starting of the engine.

In the annexed drawings which illustrate the invention by way of example, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation. Fig. 2 is a section on the line AA of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 show to enlarged scale the mount-ing of the pedal, gig. 4 being a section on the line B B of As shown, on the engine shaft a is keyed a disk 6 carrying pins 0 on which operates the finger d of a lever e mounted through the medium of a Cardan joint f and an axle f at the end of a pedal 9 pivoted in a hinge l2. fixed to the dash-board i of the vehicle. In the position of rest the lever e hangs freely slightly to the rear of the disk 6, so as not to impedethe movements of the disk I) during withdrawal of the clutch. The block 7' of the pedal is pivoted at the end of the arm g and has a flange j and an abutment Z0 adapted to bear on a projection on.

the lever e'(the head of the bolt Z, for instance as shown in the drawing). A spring m always brings the abutment is into contact with the head of the bolt Z. Another spring 02, is secured at one end to the dash-board 2'.

This spring is formed of two side coils connected by a bridge part on which bears the pedal 9 so that the coils of the spring work by winding when said pedal is acted upon. The spring 11. supports, by means of the pedal g, all the moving part and always returns'it to its upper position for which purpose the arm of the pedal 9 bears on a rubber ring 9 mounted between two supports v secured to the dash board and forming guides for the said arm g.

The lower surface of the finger (Z is made concave in order to avoid any sliding move ment during the action of this latter on the pins 0 and its upper surface is curved, that is to say made convex in order to prevent it from becoming wedged betweentwo pins. The opening for the passage of the lever e in the floor of the vehicle is of the necessary dimensions and form for permitting only the movement required by the operation of the said lever. This is therefore guided and can only move a very little from its normal position whatever be the inclination of the vehicle.

If the driver desires to start the engine from his seat he first presses with his foot on the flange 7' on the pedal block j. This'then turns about the axis f and pushes forward by means of its abut-ment is, the lever 6 whose finger 03 places itself above one of the pins 0. If the driver then presses on the pedal, the finger b rests on the pin 0 above which it is situated, and, acting on this, moves the disk I) thus turning the engine shaft a. In this movement, the pedal 9 turns about its hinge h and the lever e is depressed at an angle owing to its universal connection 7, so that, during the whole of the descending movement the finger (Z remains in contact with the same pin 0. \Vhen the tinger cl reaches the lower side of the lantern wheel, the pedal j is just resting on the floor of the vehicle. The driver then ceases to depress the pedal and the whole of the moving device rises, taking up its original posi-, tion again under the action of the springs mand 12 The engine shaft is therefore caused to move through about a third of a revolution by depression of the pedal.

As shown in Fig. 1' in dotted lines a lever '1 for effecting the starting may be substituted for the pedal. If there is not sufficient space on the engine shaft a the disk 7) may be'dispensed with and the pins 0 mounted 011 the fly-wheel s of the engine.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new andv desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1; A starting device for motor vehicles comprising in combination a disk keyed on the engine shaft, pins fixed on said disk according to a circle, a lever pivoted on the body of the vehicle, a depending arm pivoted comprising in combination a disk keyed on on said lever and adapted to come in engagement with the pins of the disk, and a spring acting upon said lever, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. A starting device for motor vehicles comprising in combination a disk keyed on the engine shaft, pins fixed on said disk 210- 1 cording td a circle, a lever pivoted on the dash-board of the vehicle, a pedal- 'block pivoted at the free end-of said lever, a spring having its ends fixed respectively to said lever and said block, a flange formed onvsaid block, 21' depending arm mounted onsaid lever through themedium of'a Garden joint, an abutment fixed on'the pedal block and adapted to bear on a projection of said depen ing arm, afinger formed atvth'e end. of said depending arm and adapted to come in engagement with the pins of the disk, and a spring tending to raise normally the lever with its depending arm, substantially. as described and fort e purpose set forth;

In testimony whereof I have signed my.

name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v p

ALPHONSE EDOUARD GARNER. Witnesses:

LOUIS MosEs, H. 0. Com. 

